2nd Bee for ID if pos!

[beeflysmith]

Hi, this is my second bee post. Any Bee experts able to ID thid for me please?
My best gues is Andrena humilis but the photos on the internet show many variations.
Thanks in advance
Nick

[Matt Smith]

A very very worn Andrena female. Best guess - A.flavipes but impossible to be sure given its condition.

[eucera]

Matt is spot on. This is a very worn specimen so accurate determination from a pic is not possible. Where was the pic taken... and when? These are vital clues in helping us to rule things out.... even if it can't necessarily give us a final answer.

A. humilis flies as a single generation in May to late June and only visits yellow-flowered Asteraceae for pollen.

[beeflysmith]

Hi Eucera/ Matt, thanks for the reply - I don't know why I didn't date it, I usually do and put the location and host flower, so here goes:-
Taken on 27/07/2010 in the corner of SE Kent. It was visiting the flowers of a coriander plant in the garden. I didn't realise until I put the photos on the screen that the golden hairs on the legs were hairs and not pollen!

[eucera]

Late July would certainly be a late date for 2nd brood A. flavipes.... and could well explain the extreme abrasion in your specimen. You are also well in range.

What all this tells us is that Matt's original suggestion of A. flavipes is still entirely valid